SALISBURY, MD. – A six-goal run spanning the first and second quarters proved to be decisive as host and nationally fifth-ranked Salisbury defeated 14th-ranked Cortland, 20-12, in men's lacrosse non-league action.
 
Cortland (4-1) was led by Dante Yacavone (Homer) with five goals and one assist. Tyler Starrett (Redding, CT/Joel Barlow) and Jason Chiodo (Hamburg) each finished with two goals and one assist and Ryan Scanlon (Cornelius, NC/William Amos Hough) registered two assists.
 
Travis Wagner (Penfield) made 11 saves in 56:46, while Matt Stento (Bethlehem) allowed one goal over the final 3:14. Owen Neubauer (Monroe/Monroe-Woodbury) won 16-of-33 faceoffs and picked up 12 ground balls and Dominick Natale (Homer) caused four turnovers.
 
Brice Bromwell led Salisbury (7-1) with six goals. Jack Dowd finished with four goals and three assists and Jude Brown assisted on 10 of the Sea Gulls' 20 goals in addition to scoring once. Nicholas Ransom registered 13 saves, Blake Malamphy won 12-of-20 faceoffs and grabbed six ground balls and John DeFazio ended with three caused turnovers and five ground balls.
 
Cortland led 2-1 with 7:21 left in the first quarter after goals by Chiodo and Yacavone. Salisbury followed with a 6-0 run that featured three goals by Bromwell and the hosts led 7-2 with 10:44 remaining in the second. Cortland got back to within a three-goal margin three times, the last at 9-6, but could get no closer.
 
Salisbury 20, Cortland 12
 
GAME SUMMARY:

Team                              1-2-3-4  Final
Cortland                         2-4-4-2     12
Salisbury                       4-7-4-5     20

Scoring (Goals-Assists):
Cortland: Dante Yacavone 5-1, Tyler Starrett 2-1, Jason Chiodo 2-1, Sam Rothman 1-0, Klay Stuver 1-0, Kole Stuver 1-0, Ryan Scanlon 0-2, Austin Palmer 0-1, Justin Wainwright 0-1
Salisbury: Brice Bromwell 6-0, Jack Dowd 4-3, Luke Nestor 2-0, Cross Ferrara 2-0, Jude Brown 1-10, Charlie White 1-0, Isaac Thrasher 1-0, Braden Glushakow 1-0, Joe Carozza 1-0, Blake Malamphy 1-0, Simba Makawa 0-1

Goalkeepers:
Cortland: Travis Wagner, 11 saves (19 GA in 56:46), Matt Stento, 0 saves (1 GA in 3:14)
Salisbury: Nicholas Ransom, 13 saves (12 GA in 60:00

Shots: Salisbury 47, Cortland 36
Ground Balls: Salisbury 37, Cortland 34
Turnovers: Cortland 17, Salisbury 15
Caused Turnovers: Salisbury 12, Cortland 6
Clears: Salisbury 18-of-21, Cortland 12-of-18
Faceoffs Won: Salisbury 18, Cortland 17
Penalties: Cortland 3-3:00, Salisbury 3-3:00
Extra-Man Offense: Salisbury 3-3, Cortland 3-3

Records after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 4-1 (ranked 14th nationally in Division III), Salisbury (Sea Gulls) 7-1 (ranked 5th nationally in Division III)